Life Through My Eyes

Life Through My Eyes
by wehaveourdragons

Category: How to Train Your Dragon, Rise of the Guardians
Genre: Hurt-Comfort, Mystery
Language: English

Characters: Astrid, Hiccup, Jack Erost
Status: In-Progress
Published: 2013-10-21 03:52:45
Updated: 2013-11-05 14:35:45
Packaged: 2016-04-26 16:19:26
Rating: M
Chapters : 2
Words : 1,667

Publisher: www.fanfiction.net

Summary: Hiccup has just lost the love of his life. Jack Overland
Erost, and doesn't share much about it. Hiccup can't cope and blames
everything on himself for that tragic event.

1. Introduction

**This is a modern day life of Hiccup. He lives in Chicago with a
mediocre job that he tends to. Characters from both HTTYD and ROTG
will be featured. All there is to note is potential language, nudity.
This story may also potentially become NSEW, it depends how far I
wanna go while writing. I'm not really skilled in writing it anyways,
so yeah.**

Hiccup woke up with a start to the sound of his alarm clock. It
repeated its tedious noises to ensure he would wake up. The clock on
the nightstand read 6:00 AM. Hiccup gladly turned it off. The sun had
just started rising and the early morning beams fell throughout the
apartment .

Hiccup stood and walked slowly towards the bathroom. He looked in the
mirror and noticed that today would a really good day for shaving. He
slid his freckled hands through his thick goatee that seemed to bury
his face. I really need to keep up with this, he thought. Hiccup
started to strip his clothes onto the cold floor, and took a quick
piss before hopping into the shower.

He turned the water and made it go to the hottest water pressure. He
soaked his head and leaned against the wall of the shower. The water
seemed to engulf him and he stood there thinking about his
problems .

"What am I going to do, honestly?" Hiccup was one to usually talk to
himself often.

"I can't do this without him. I just can't." he punched the wall and

started to cry from the pain he felt inside and out. He crouched low
and held himself on the shower floor, and lied there for the next
half hour.

For if you were to look into this shower at this particular moment,
you would not be able to tell the difference between the water or the
tears fallen.

2 . Chapter 1

***Thanks for following and leaving reviews! I'm not really a skilled
writer, but I'd love some feedback in order to make it more
pleasurable for your reading. Here's chapter 1! ~Keri***

Hiccup composed himself as walked to his work building that was only
three blocks away. In his left hand he grasped his briefcase that
only held a couple of office papers, a couple of cough drops and his
lunch. In his right he carried a cup of Starberks coffee. He eased
through the busy streets of Chicago and turned onto the street where
he worked. He stopped and stood directly under the building he worked
in. He stared upwards and it looked like the building would collapse
at any given moment. What a favor that would be, he thought.

Hiccup today had dressed in one of his best work suits. His lanky
body wore a dark black suit and a bright red tie. He looked a little
too good to just be going to work.

Hiccup works for a large T-shirt printing company. Hiccup has always
been good with inventing outstanding logo ideas and new T-shirt
designs. He spent most if the day creating new art and when needed,
he occasionally fixed the buildings copiers and printers. He also
works really well with his hands.

As he walked though the hallways, many colleagues wished him a good
morning. Hiccup replied with a side grin and a nod. Hiccup tried to
occupy himself with his coffee to avoid eye contact. He entered the
elevator and found Astrid standing there.

Astrid has always been Hiccup's best friend since they were younger
together. They had been there for each other all their lives. She had
straight blonde hair that draped her shoulders and face, bright blue
eyes that makes you see the ocean, and a figure any guy would want to
get on top of. Hiccup has never been interested in Astrid in ways
like that because ... you know.

"Hiccup, I am so sorry." She approached him with a warm embrace. "How
are you holding up?" Astrid asked sympathetically.

Hiccup struggled to find the right answer. He simply replied with "I
could be better. I appreciate your concern." He whispered his last
sentences. "You're the only one who knows. Meet up with me for
lunch . "

"Okay, I will." She thoughtfully put her hand on his shoulder and got
off on the thirteenth floor. His office lied on the sixteenth floor,
so he stayed. The large elevator doors closed in front of him. He
wanted to get off as soon as possible, for the Muzak playing was his
and Jack's song. Just great.

He walked off into the sixteenth floor hallway taking large steps to
get to his office as soon as possible. He reached into his back
pocket where his keys always resided. They jingled as he tried to
find the right one. He took the right key and opened the door. He
flipped on the light switch and quietly shut the door behind him and
stood in front of it. He blankly stared around the room. It's been
the first time Hiccup had been here since it happened.

His office was rather small, but it looked and smelled like any other
office he's been into. His large desk supported his laptop, a sign
that read H. Ill and it contained many pictures of his parents,
friends, and Jack. He had a such an amazing picture of Jack that he
could not bare to look at it. He faced it downwards.

"Alright" he said aloud. "Shit has got to get done today, despite my

troubles." He half laughed at this. Isn't that how it always

go?

Hiccup spent most of the morning creating a new t-shirt design for a
five year old that wanted a pirate printed on a plain black T-shirt.
The morning hours seemed to last forever. When the clock read 12:30,
he could not believe the time it took that long to get there. He
stretched his legs in front of him. He should've just called in sick.
That was one runaway train he should've taken, he thought. Relieved
that is was lunch at the very least, he made his way to the staff
room and found Astrid at the far corner table.

Hiccup sat across from her, cleared his throat and said "Astrid, wait
until I tell you everything."

"I'm all ears. Go ahead." From her lunch bag she pulled out a turkey
sandwich. She intently listened as she ate and Hiccup started to
explain his troubles.

"It all started Saturday. So jack and I, we were celebrating our
first year together. Jack insisted we go for a walk in the park,
because it was a cold, brisk night, his favorite kind of walking
weather." Hiccup laughed as he said it. "It started off to be the
perfect night. We held each other as we walked, told each other
things we've never told anyone. It was everything one could wish for
in a relationship. Then it caught us by surprise. As we were admiring
the scenery of the freshly fallen snow, he dared me to jump in and
make a snow angel with him. I refused lovingly. He insisted that I
join him, for he already had leaped in and started to make one. I
actually changed my mind after a few minutes, when all of a sudden, a
giant hole took him and engulfed him entirely! Have you ever heard of
such a thing?"

"No, honestly I can't say that I have. Did he leave anything behind,
like a clue or a note at your apartment? I mean you are living
together . "

"I'm... not sure." Hiccup stumped himself trying to remember. "Are you
inferring that he may have known about this ahead of time?"

"Well, I don't know. I'm just trying to think of ideas. All I'm
saying was if I knew that an event like that would happen to me, I'd
tell my significant other. It's only polite." Astrid said as she
moved some stray strands of hair from her face.

"No, I don't doubt you. It's just... all so messed up. I have to lie
to everyone I know. They'd never believe that my boyfriend got sucked
into a giant hole!"

"Well, what's that phrase Jack always says to you? You have to
believe in me. Maybe that's what you should be applying to you life
right now. You shouldn't give up hope, not yet." Astrid half smiled
in hope that she had said the right thing.

Hiccup lifted his head slightly and nodded slowly. "Thanks Astrid."

He looked at his watch and noticed that his short break was over.
"Astrid, I'll text you later, I've got a big order demand today. And
hey, good luck at the staff meeting this afternoon."

"Come here." Astrid walked slowly to Hiccup and embraced him.
"Everything will be okay, you just got to believe, " she reassured
him.

Hiccup stroked her hair nonchalantly. "I know". Hiccup loved the
comfort. He waved her goodbye and packed up his belongings as he made
his way back upstairs to his office. When he entered once again, he
swung his swivel chair around, took a seat and ignored all the
messages and calls he had received for the rest of the
afternoon .

The muffled sounds if chatter, typing and cries of bosses yelling at
newbies surrounded the atmosphere. The clock mocked Hiccup. All the
noise was more than he could bear. He stormed out of his office and
from the middle of the hallway he exclaimed "Can everyone just shut
the hell up? ! " Hiccups face twisted into a scowl like no
other .

Silence then engulfed all the noise. The occasional sounds of
keyboard keys were heard in the distance. A few coworkers stuck their
head out of their own office to see all the trouble, most of their
faces were shocked, others understood the pressure of a high-end job
and though nothing of the sudden outburst.

Hiccup looked around and slowly walked back into his quaint office.

He sat back down, yes once again, and buried his face into his
hands .

End
f ile .